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- June 9 2025
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission secures US$6.3bn in reinsurance cover
The cover, renewed on June 1, includes NZ$225 million from a multi-year catastrophe bond issued in 2023.
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- June 4 2025
Chubb veteran Bilal Chohan joins Everest Insurance to ‘kick off’ risk engineering practice
Sydney-based Chohan will focus on property, energy, and construction portfolios covering local and international markets.
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- June 4 2025
South Korean non-life insurers face capital pressure as liabilities rise: AM Best
Long-term insurance premium growth may face headwinds from macroeconomic uncertainties, while intensified competition could undermine sustainable growth as the market becomes saturated.
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- June 3 2025
India’s non-life premiums could rise to US$38bn in FY26: ICRA
Report also notes private insurers could expand market share to 70% by FY27, up from 68% in FY25.
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- June 3 2025
India’s 3 state-owned insurers need close to US$2bn to remain solvent: ICRA
Combined solvency ratios remained weak at 0.85 as of December, compared to the regulatory minimum of 1.50.
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- June 2 2025
AIG appoints Celina Ennis as ANZ head of operations
Ennis joins from Allianz, where she was national manager for quality assurance since July 2021.
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- June 2 2025
Bolttech Insurance Hong Kong ratings affirmed despite fluctuating financial performance: Fitch
The general insurer's net income declined to US$255,000 in 2024 from about US$4m million a year earlier.
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- May 30 2025
Howden bolsters Asia marine practice with Markel hire
Zita Fok joins the broker in Hong Kong as divisional director for marine, cargo and logistics.
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- May 29 2025
Asian Re to sustain sound underwriting profitability, rating upgraded: AM Best
AM Best upgrades the reinsurer's insurer rating to B++ (good) from B+ (good), while also revises its outlook to stable from positive.
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- May 27 2025
McLarens-owned Halliwell expands in APAC with double acquisition
Forensic and technical consultancy acquires Imparta Engineers and du Chateau Chun in Australia.
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- May 27 2025
GIC Re’s FY25 underwriting loss at US$403m, COR improves to 108.8%
Carrier’s net profit for the financial year rose by 3.1% to US$784.3m, while GWP grew by 10.7% to US$4.8bn.
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- May 23 2025
Generali completes sale of Philippines life business
Italian insurance group had signed an agreement to sell its 100% stake in Generali Life Assurance Philippines to The Insular Life Assurance Company in December.
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- May 23 2025
Hong Kong insurers to maintain resilient capital positions: Fitch
Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standard 17 and the Hong Kong risk-based capital (HKRBC) regime have been rolled out in recent years.
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- May 23 2025
Marsh settles US$143m Greensill lawsuit: report
Broker reaches confidential settlement with White Oak, which had accused the intermediary of 'fraudulent misrepresentation'.
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- May 22 2025
Philippines’ insurance penetration grows to 1.89% in Q1 2025: IC
The Insurance Commission attributed the improvement to the faster premium growth, with the non-life NWP rising 19.3% to US$365m, mostly supported by the motor and fire lines.
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- May 21 2025
‘One-in-500-year’: ICA declares NSW flooding a significant event
Event may be escalated to an insurance catastrophe if there is a significant increase in claim numbers or complexity, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says.
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- May 21 2025
Japanese insurance groups lean on overseas arms to post record results
The country's big three insurers reported a mixed bag of domestic results, but international businesses posted strong growth.
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- May 19 2025
FWD Group revives Hong Kong IPO, files listing application
Hong Kong insurer could seek several hundred million dollars from the IPO this year, according to a media report.
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- May 19 2025
Ping An P&C’s underwriting profitability better than domestic peer average: AM Best
AM Best affirms an insurer rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- May 16 2025
India’s reforms on hold as IRDAI seeks new chairman: report
Debasish Panda completed his three-year term as chairman of the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on March 13.
